Translations
Modern
It would be better for him to have a millstone hung around his neck and to be thrown into the sea than to cause one of these little ones to stumble.
Traditional
It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.
Literal
It is better for him if a millstone is put around his neck and he is thrown into the sea than that he might cause to stumble one of these little ones.
Latin
Utilius est illi si lapis molaris imponatur circa collum ejus, et projiciatur in mare quam ut scandalizet unum de pusillis istis.
Original
Greek
English
It would be better for him to have a millstone hung around his neck and to be thrown into the sea than to cause one of these little ones to stumble.
Notes
A millstone is a large, round stone with a hole in its center. People used it to grind grain in a mill. A millstone could weigh hundreds of pounds.
Events
Parallels
Glossary
Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Luke, Gospel of Woe
Topics
Jesus, the Christ: Teaches his Disciples Concerning offenses, Meekness, and Humility (In Peraea) Millstone: Probably Used in Executions by Drowning Molestation Yelling